Immanuel Jotham

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Once upon a time there was a star.., narrates NASA

A supernova remnant is a sign of an exploded star. In this particular image, red filaments belong to a supernova remnant HBH 3, first detected in 1966.

Aug 3, 2018

Hope Diamond: Blue gem was born hundreds of kilometres below Indian mine

Blue diamonds had to go through hellish heat and pressure, about a thousand km deep below the surface, for hundreds of years before they are spewed to the surface.

Aug 2, 2018

Ancient 5,000-year-old prehistoric mass graves could be the result of tsunamis

Researchers studied coastal mass burial sites at the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in the Pacific as well as in Orkney and Shetland in the UK.

Aug 2, 2018

All three of humanity's space exploration targets in one image from Earth

The image with the Moon, Mars, and the ISS are seen together was taken near Mount Remarkable National Park, Australia.

Aug 2, 2018

UV light identified as an important prerequisite for life to evolve on exoplanets

Chemistry required to create the primordial soup which resulted in the development of life on Earth might not have happened without a dosage of UV light.

Aug 1, 2018

China wants to lasso an asteroid and bring down it to Earth, the American Cowboy way

Taking cue from the American Cowboy style, the spacecraft will throw a large bag made of small robots over the asteroid and drag it down to Earth.

Aug 1, 2018

Accidental Design? Great Pyramid of Giza built to concentrate all electromagnetic energy on inner chambers

Researchers say that this property of the pyramids is most likely a happy accident than a design feature.

Aug 1, 2018

How a carbon 'leak' warmed Earth for 11,000 years - leading to the rise of human civilisation

Researchers found that increased activity in the Southern Ocean might be responsible for the warming and stabilising climate during the Holocene — time period that stretched over 10,000 years before the Industrial Revolution.

Jul 31, 2018

You can tell exactly how hot it is outside by listening to crickets chirp

Crickets' bodies react to heat by speeding up muscle contractions when the temperature increases and slowing it down when it gets cold.

Jul 31, 2018

Massive sinkhole abruptly appears in Russian field, could have easily swallowed 15-storey building in city

Reports suggest that the hole is about 32 metres wide and over 50 metres deep that could have easily swallowed a 15-storey building in city.

Jul 31, 2018

Strange Dolphin-Whale hybrid species spotted near Hawaii, confirmed 'Steno bredanesis' in IUCN Redlist

This is the first-ever hybrid creature between a rough-toothed dolphin and a melon-headed whale, researchers have named this species "Steno bredanensis".

Jul 30, 2018

Black holes are growing 'fuzzballs' and might not have a ring of fire, say researchers

Black holes can be likened to giant balls of string, researchers have said. These balls of string gather additional material as new objects like stars and planets get sucked in.

Jul 30, 2018

Mars is a thousand times drier than driest place on Earth – might be too arid to host life

In the Atacama desert, microbes only exist in a dormant state, barely surviving.

Jul 30, 2018

Edge of space just got 19 km closer to the Earth, say researchers; Will US agree?

The Karman Line, which separates Earth from space is right now set at 100 km.

Jul 29, 2018

NOAA report: 2018 is on the way to becoming the fourth hottest year on record

The hottest year ever on record was 2016, it was followed by 2015 and 2017, 2018 is on the way to becoming the fourth hottest year ever.

Jul 29, 2018

Drinking in moderation could improve sperm count, fertility: Study

Researchers only proved that there is a correlation between moderate drinking and higher sperm count and not that drinking causes the sperm count to increase.

Jul 29, 2018

Listen to 'haunting melody' as star dies in first-ever movie on cosmic explosion

Watch and listen to the sounds of a star's supernova explosion that leads to the creation of a black hole.

Jul 27, 2018

Ice Age roundworms frozen for 42,000 years, wake up, start eating as if nothing happened

Now at over 42,000 years of age, a pair of roundworms are the oldest living multi cellular organism on the planet.

Jul 27, 2018

DARPA wants a third-wave AI that explain itself, engage in abstract thought

The next step in AI is a machine that can reason and even engage in abstract thought. This research could change the way artificial intelligence is used in civilian and defence sectors.

Jul 27, 2018

Like Richter scale, new Rio scale is here to measure alien encounters, ET signals

The Rio scale is here to measure alien encounters, ET signals. It narrows news about alien sightings and signals down to a single numerical value between zero and ten. This is intended to give the general populace a quick way to understand just how important, or factual the news is.

Jul 26, 2018

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Articles by Immanuel Jotham

Once upon a time there was a star.., narrates NASA

Hope Diamond: Blue gem was born hundreds of kilometres below Indian mine

Ancient 5,000-year-old prehistoric mass graves could be the result of tsunamis

All three of humanity's space exploration targets in one image from Earth

UV light identified as an important prerequisite for life to evolve on exoplanets

China wants to lasso an asteroid and bring down it to Earth, the American Cowboy way

Accidental Design? Great Pyramid of Giza built to concentrate all electromagnetic energy on inner chambers

How a carbon 'leak' warmed Earth for 11,000 years - leading to the rise of human civilisation

You can tell exactly how hot it is outside by listening to crickets chirp

Massive sinkhole abruptly appears in Russian field, could have easily swallowed 15-storey building in city

Strange Dolphin-Whale hybrid species spotted near Hawaii, confirmed 'Steno bredanesis' in IUCN Redlist

Black holes are growing 'fuzzballs' and might not have a ring of fire, say researchers

Mars is a thousand times drier than driest place on Earth – might be too arid to host life

Edge of space just got 19 km closer to the Earth, say researchers; Will US agree?

NOAA report: 2018 is on the way to becoming the fourth hottest year on record

Drinking in moderation could improve sperm count, fertility: Study

Listen to 'haunting melody' as star dies in first-ever movie on cosmic explosion

Ice Age roundworms frozen for 42,000 years, wake up, start eating as if nothing happened

DARPA wants a third-wave AI that explain itself, engage in abstract thought

Like Richter scale, new Rio scale is here to measure alien encounters, ET signals

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

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